The Bible For Normal People

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Episode 122: Emerson Powery - The Bible as a Source of Liberation Apr 06, 2020

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The writings of formerly enslaved people tell us a lot about how they viewed the Bible. We sat down with Professor Emerson Powery to talk about how the Bible was used around the institution of slavery and how it can be both a book of oppression and a book of liberation. Show Notes →

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Episode 121: Pete and Jared - Pete and Jared Talk About the Afterlife Mar 30, 2020

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On this week's episode, Pete and Jared are talking about the afterlife. What is it and what does the Bible say about it? Show Notes →

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Episode 120: Jack Levison - The Spirit, Wind, & Breath of God in the Bible Mar 23, 2020

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If we look under the surface, we find a fascinating conversation about the Spirit of God in the Bible. Considering the word for Spirit, Wind, and Breath of God is often the same in the Bible, how are we to understand the relationship between them? We talk to Jack Levison about this mysterious and interesting intersection. Show Notes →

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Episode 119: Xavier Ramey - Diversity, Social Justice, and the Gospel Mar 16, 2020

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Dr. Martin Luther King says “All people are caught in an Inescapable network of mutuality.” So what does that mean when it comes to the gospel, the Bible, and how we navigate racial equality? In this episode, we talk to Xavier Ramey about diversity, inclusion, and how our Christian faith impacts how we see community, organizations, and institutions today. Show Notes →

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Episode 118: Meghan Henning - Does Hell Exist? Mar 09, 2020

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This week Pete & Jared talk to Meghan Henning about hell. She shares with us her knowledge of the ancient world Jesus and the New Testament writers were familiar with and how they might have understood hell. Show Notes →

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Episode 117: Pete Enns - Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly Mar 02, 2020

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That 50 cent word describes something many Bible readers have noticed: the way the New Testament writers quote the Old often has little to do with what the Old Testament writers were actually trying to say. Jesus was in fact a surprise development in Israel’s story, but the New Testament writers nevertheless believed Jesus to be the true purpose or goal (Greek telos) of God purposes. And that belief led them to some pretty creative interpretive adventures that Christians today are still trying to wrap their heads around. Show Notes →

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Episode 116: Sarah Ruden - Getting Inside the Head of Paul & Jesus Feb 24, 2020

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Translating the Bible is more than just about being woodenly accurate. We’re humans after all. In this episode, Pete and Jared talk to Sarah Ruden, who talks about using our imaginations to put ourselves in the place of the biblical writers, emotions and aesthetics and all. With a background in translating classical literature, she helps us read the Bible within a fuller context, both humanly and literarily. Show Notes →

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Episode 115: Alison Cook - Your Emotions Are Not Your Spiritual Enemy Feb 17, 2020

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Sometimes it can be easy to forget the psychological ramifications of our faith. The way our faith shapes the language we use to talk about tragedies and sadnesses in our life can be life-giving or it can really mess us up. In this episode we talk to Alison Cook, an expert on the intersection of faith and psychology, about some of the ways, as Christians, our views on our emotions can be harmful and better ways to frame our feelings. Show Notes →

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Episode 114: Pete and Jared - How to Read the Bible in 2020 Feb 10, 2020

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It’s hard to know where the Bible fits into our political views, our ethical stances, and how we live out life. Pete and Jared point out how many of us might be using the Bible in disrespectful and irresponsible ways as well as parsing out why we even need to bother with the Bible at all in 2020. Show Notes →

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Episode 113: James Martin - The Gift of Imagination in Reading Scripture Feb 03, 2020

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Christianity is diverse and so are all the ways Christians have read the Bible through the centuries. James Martin helps us understand a Jesuit practice of reading Scripture that engages both the head and heart. Also, he’s met with the Pope. So of course he has good things to say. Show Notes →

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